There are 68 members of the marching band. The vans the band uses to travel to games each carry 15 passengers. How many vans does the band need to reserve for each away game?
To calculate:The number of vans does the band need to reserve for each away game.
Answer to Problem 43P
5 vans.
Explanation of Solution
Given information: There are 68 members in marching band. The vans the band uses to travel to games each carry 15 passengers.
Each bus carries 15 passengers.
There are 68 members.
So, the number of buses needed
The number of vans cannot be decimal and we cannot have 4 vans to carry 63 members.
So, the band need 5 vans.
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